60 covers
Checked October 2026

Comic Cover Ideas

Three cover layouts per press, each with where the title and the issue box sit.

Comic Cover Ideas

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Hero asleep on a full bus, nobody looking twiceTitle top like a route sign, issue box top left. Focal point: the hero's bowed head. Everyone else looks at a window.
Sidekick photographing the hero, thumb across the lensTitle top, issue box top left. Focal point: the huge thumb. Draw the hero small and proud behind it.
Hero's dramatic landing, ankle deep in a wading poolTitle top, issue box top right. Focal point: one rubber duck in mid-air. Keep the hero's face serious.

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Action 15

A crowd pointing up at a streak of light crossing the sky Title top above the streak, issue box bottom left. Focal point: the streak's bright tip. The crowd is backs of heads.
A giant robot hand closing, the hero braced between fingers Title bottom, issue box top left. Focal point: the hero's arms pushing out. Crop the hand so it cannot fit on the page.
A wave about to break over a harbor, one hero on the wall Title top inside the curl of the wave, issue box bottom right. Focal point: the small figure. Leave the foam white.
A whole team charging at the reader in a V Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the leader's face at the tip of the V. Draw the back row smaller and paler.
Hero and rival frozen mid-clash, a shock ring between them Title top, issue box bottom left. Focal point: the ring's center. Mirror the two poses so the cover splits in half.
Hero bursts through a brick wall that has the title on it Title on the bricks, cracked in the middle; issue box top left. Focal point: the leading fist. Tilt each loose brick.
Hero diving straight down at the reader through cloud Title bottom, so the dive points at it; issue box top left. Focal point: the reaching hand, drawn largest of all.
Hero holding up a falling bridge as cars slide to a stop Title bottom under the bridge, issue box top right. Focal point: the bent knees. Use one strong diagonal for the road.
Hero mid-leap between rooftops, the city tilted below Title down the left edge, issue box bottom right. Focal point: the gap under the feet. Tilt the horizon a quarter turn.
Hero outrunning a wall of dust with a cat under one arm Title top in the dust, issue box top left. Focal point: the cat's face. Lean the hero forward past balance.
Hero running along a speeding train's roof, seen head on Title top, curved like steam; issue box top left. Focal point: the front lamp. Speed lines meet behind the hero.
Hero small at the bottom, the threat's shadow fills the sky Title across the top inside the shadow, issue box top left. Focal point: the tiny hero. Keep the shadow one flat tone.
Two heroes back to back inside a ring of glowing eyes Title top, issue box top right. Focal point: where the two backs touch. Draw only eyes in the dark, never bodies.
Two heroes in mid-air, passing a glowing orb like a baton Title bottom, issue box top right. Focal point: the orb between two hands. Light both faces from the orb only.
Villain's huge face in the clouds, heroes tiny on a cliff Title bottom, issue box top left. Focal point: the eyes in the cloud. Let the cliff edge point straight up at them.

Mystery and tease 15

A crowd in identical raincoats, one hood glowing from inside Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the glowing hood, off center. Draw every other figure the same gray.
A lit window high in a dark tower, a small shape behind it Title bottom, issue box top left. Focal point: the window, the one warm color. Leave the tower as a plain block.
A mask on the floor, its owner's shadow walking away Title bottom beside the mask, issue box top right. Focal point: the mask's empty eyes. Stretch the shadow up the wall.
Cover torn across the middle, one eye showing in the rip Title top, on the untorn half; issue box top left. Focal point: the eye. Draw the rip's edge white and ragged.
Everyone in the street looks up; the cover does not show why Title bottom, issue box top right. Focal point: one face that looks at the reader instead. Crop the sky away.
Hero and rival as one playing card, top and bottom Title down both long sides like card pips, issue box in a corner. Focal point: the line where the two halves meet.
Hero pulling open a huge vault door, light spilling out Title top, issue box bottom left. Focal point: the crack of light. Do not show what is inside; that is page one.
Hero with a lantern where a trail of footprints simply stops Title top, issue box bottom right. Focal point: the last footprint. Give the snow no other marks at all.
Hero's reflection in a puddle wearing a different costume Title top, issue box top right. Focal point: the puddle, in the lower third. Draw the reflection sharper than the hero.
Hero's silhouette in a doorway, the face lost in backlight Title top in thin letters, issue box top left. Focal point: the bright edge of the door. Fill the figure flat black.
Rival's gloved hand on the hero's shoulder, seen from behind Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the hand. Show the hero's face only in a window reflection.
Sidekick alone under a streetlamp, an empty cape in hand Title bottom in the dark, issue box top left. Focal point: the cape. One cone of light, everything else near black.
Team portrait with one member replaced by a question mark Title top, issue box top right. Focal point: the question mark, same height as the others. Keep every pose stiff.
Two heroes reading a note; we see only the back of the paper Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the two faces lit by the page. Never show what the note says.
Two shadows shake hands, yet only one hero stands there Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the joined hands. Draw the one figure small at the bottom edge.

Funny 15

A villain's giant robot wearing a tiny party hat Title top, issue box bottom left. Focal point: the hat. Draw the robot grim and huge so the hat does the work.
Hero and a seagull both gripping the same sandwich Title bottom, issue box top right. Focal point: the sandwich at the exact center. Match the two glares.
Hero flying into a flock of very surprised pigeons Title bottom, issue box top right. Focal point: one pigeon on the hero's head. Scatter feathers to the corners.
Hero frozen mid-stride with one foot in wet cement Title bottom, issue box top right. Focal point: the stuck boot. Keep the rest of the pose bold and hopeful.
Hero posing proudly with the mask on upside down Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the mask. Keep the pose perfect and change nothing else.
Hero tangled in their own cape, one boot on Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the face inside the knot. Wrap the cape in one spiral line.
Hero wedged in the letter O of the title, legs kicking Title top with a giant O, issue box top right. Focal point: the kicking boots. Bend the O where it grips.
Hero's dramatic landing, ankle deep in a wading pool Title top, issue box top right. Focal point: one rubber duck in mid-air. Keep the hero's face serious.
Heroes in line at a laundromat, each with a basket of capes Title top like a shop sign, issue box top left. Focal point: one sock-colored cape. Seat them in a row, side on.
Sidekick holding the fan that makes the hero's cape billow Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the sidekick's flat stare at the reader. Trail the fan's cord off the page.
Sidekick photographing the hero, thumb across the lens Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the huge thumb. Draw the hero small and proud behind it.
Team photo where everyone blinked except the dog Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the dog's wide eyes. Line the team up like a school picture.
The team's big group pose collapsing like a human pyramid Title top, issue box bottom right. Focal point: the one hero still smiling. Tilt every figure a different way.
Villain mid-speech while the hero quietly checks a watch Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the watch. Fill the villain's speech balloon with tiny scribble.
Whole team crammed into one tiny car, capes out the windows Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the driver's squashed face. Draw the car lower on its wheels.

Quiet and character 15

A neighborhood waving up at a hero the size of a dot Title bottom, issue box top left. Focal point: the dot. Turn every face and arm toward it.
A wall of news clippings, the hero small at a desk below Title top, shaped like a clipping; issue box top right. Focal point: the desk lamp. Leave the clippings unreadable.
An old hero's hands passing a mask to small new hands Title bottom, issue box top left. Focal point: the mask at center. Show hands only, with no faces at all.
Close-up of half a face, the city reflected in one lens Title down the empty half, issue box top right. Focal point: the lens. Draw the city tiny and upside down in it.
Hero and a stray dog sheltering under one cape in the rain Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the dog's face. Hold the cape up like a tent on one arm.
Hero and rival side by side on a park bench, not talking Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the space between them. Draw both from behind, facing a pond.
Hero and sidekick sharing fries on a fire escape Title top, issue box bottom right. Focal point: the paper tray between them. Let the railings frame the pair.
Hero asleep on a full bus, nobody looking twice Title top like a route sign, issue box top left. Focal point: the hero's bowed head. Everyone else looks at a window.
Hero in the rain outside a bakery window, warm light on face Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the lit face. Cool colors everywhere except the window.
Hero mending their own cape with a needle and thread Title top, issue box top left. Focal point: the needle hand. Light it with one desk lamp, the room left dark.
Hero on a rooftop edge at sunrise, mask off in one hand Title bottom, small; issue box top left. Focal point: the mask. Leave most of the cover to the sky.
Hero tying a small child's shoelace on a busy street Title top, issue box bottom left. Focal point: the bow of the lace. Blur the crowd into plain legs.
Hero watering window boxes ten floors up, hovering Title down the building's side, issue box top right. Focal point: the watering can. Keep the pose relaxed.
Portrait split down the middle: costume side, everyday side Title bottom, issue box top left. Focal point: the eyes, level across the split. Match the two halves exactly.
The team around a kitchen table, masks pushed up, laughing Title top, issue box top right. Focal point: the empty chair kept for the reader. View it from that seat.

How this list was compiled

Original list written for Draw This Next on 2026-10-02: cover layouts for a comic of your own in four kinds (action, mystery and tease, funny, quiet and character), each also sorted by how many figures it shows and the simplest marked easy. Every picture is our own, and every hero, rival and villain is unnamed and made up for this page; no published comic, cover or character is described. The advice in each line (where the title and the issue box sit, the focal point, the drawing note) is the site's own. 'Issue box' is our short name for the small box in a corner of a cover that holds the issue number; no source is quoted for it. Which covers count as easy is our own estimate. Licence: own work

How it works

These comic cover ideas are whole front covers: one picture each, with where the title and the issue box sit, the focal point and one drawing note. Choose Action, Mystery and tease, Funny, or Quiet and character.

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Read the line under the cover

It opens with the lettering. The title is your comic's name. The issue box is the small box in a corner for the issue number. Mark both shapes before the figures, so no face ends up behind a letter. Next comes the focal point: the one spot the eye should land on first.

Comic book cover ideas by cast

A cover shows one figure, two figures or a crowd, and the list is sorted that way too. One figure is the quickest to draw. Two figures need a space between them that means something. In a crowd, give one face the attention.

A cover asks a question and the first page answers it. Leave the answer off the front.
Shrink your sketch to the size of a stamp. If the focal point still reads, the layout works.

Questions and answers

What should I draw on a comic book cover?

Draw one picture that asks a question: a hero small at the bottom under a shadow that fills the sky, a mask on the floor with its owner's shadow walking away, or a whole team crammed into one tiny car.

What is a simple comic cover idea?

The Easy group holds covers with one clear shape: a silhouette in a doorway, a hero diving straight down at the reader, a team photo where everyone blinked except the dog, or a close-up of half a face.

Where does the title go on a comic cover?

On most covers in this list it runs across the top, with the issue number in a small box in one corner. Some layouts move it: down one edge, along the bottom, or painted on a wall the hero breaks.

How is a cover different from the first page?

A cover is a single picture with no panels and few words. It shows the mood or the problem and never the ending. For what happens inside, the comic ideas list gives premises sized in panels.